Who do you think the new pope should be?

9:01 PM,
Mar. 3, 2013

Sacred Heart Parish in Polonia hosted John Paul II in 1976, two years before he became pope.

Written by

Kevin Lu
| Stevens Point Journal Media

Some local Catholics say they hope the next pope is more accessible and less traditional and is capable of reaching out to a younger audience.

Pope Benedict XVI resigned last week, becoming the first pope to walk away from the highest post in the Catholic church in nearly 600 years.

Benedict said his health played a part in his decision to step down. The German took the position in 2005 at age 78 and was the oldest elected pope in nearly three centuries. His eight-year term has seen controversies from worldwide clerical sexual assault allegations and accusations of corruption and mismanagement ...